Henry Watson Fowler (10 March 1858 - 26 December 1933) was an England schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on usage, notable for both ''Fowler's Modern English Usage'' (first published 1926) and his work on the ''Concise Oxford Dictionary''. Born in Tonbridge, he graduated from Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, then spent 17 years teaching English grammar at a secondary school in Yorkshire. He then went to London and worked as a freelance journalist. In 1903 he moved to the island of Guernsey, where he worked with his brother Francis George Fowler on ''The King's English'' (1906), a work with the novel purpose of encouraging writers to be more simple and direct in their style. Following the death of its editor, he helped complete work on the first edition of the ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' under the editorship of C.T. Onions. == Reference == * Jenny McMorris, ''The Warden of English: The Life of H.W. Fowler'' (Oxford University Press, 2001) ISBN 0198662548 1858 births 1933 deaths Lexicographers
==Birthplace== My Cambridge Biographical Dictionary says Fowler was born in Tonbridge, Kent. Can anyone clarify? User:PedanticallySpeaking 15:23, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC) :As well as Britannica and Chambers (which I mentioned on the Wikipedia:Reference Desk), his obituary in ''The Times'' implies Tonbridge (giving that as the home of his father). --User:Heron 16:37, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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Henry Watson Fowler (10 March 1858 - 26 December 1933) was an England schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on usage, notable for both ''Fowler's Modern English Usage'' (first published 1926) and his work on the ''Concise Oxford Dictionary''. Born in Tonbridge, he graduated from Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford, then spent 17 years teaching English grammar at a secondary school in Yorkshire. He then went to London and worked as a freelance journalist. In 1903 he moved to the island of Guernsey, where he worked with his brother Francis George Fowler on ''The King's English'' (1906), a work with the novel purpose of encouraging writers to be more simple and direct in their style. Following the death of its editor, he helped complete work on the first edition of the ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' under the editorship of C.T. Onions. == Reference == * Jenny McMorris, ''The Warden of English: The Life of H.W. Fowler'' (Oxford University Press, 2001) ISBN 0198662548 1858 births 1933 deaths Lexicographers
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==Birthplace== My Cambridge Biographical Dictionary says Fowler was born in Tonbridge, Kent. Can anyone clarify? User:PedanticallySpeaking 15:23, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC) :As well as Britannica and Chambers (which I mentioned on the Wikipedia:Reference Desk), his obituary in ''The Times'' implies Tonbridge (giving that as the home of his father). --User:Heron 16:37, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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